Blackboard Course Archive Policy (#858)
Policy Statement and Purpose:
Blackboard courses are accessible to faculty/instructors on the production system for two years. Courses from up to three years prior are archived.
Who Should Read this Policy?
Faculty/Instructor users of the Blackboard system
Related Documents:
Technology Services Help Desk:
- Submit an Online Ticket - http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/
- Email – blackboard@vcu.edu or help@vcu.edu
Procedures:
The Learning Systems staff will archive courses during the summer semesters. Before the archive process begins an email will be sent to the Blackboard-Faculty Listserv (contains everyone who is an instructor in a Blackboard course) stating the date the archive process will begin, the semesters that will be archived, and a deadline for the request of courses that should not be archived.
The archived courses are in a .zip format and can be restored to a Blackboard environment by a Blackboard administrator. If you would like an archived course restored please send a request to blackboard@vcu.edu with the course ID (example: ACCT-101-001-YearSemester).
You can also create your own personal archive of any course that is currently on the Bb production environment. Search the FAQs for “Archive a Course” for instructions on how to create your own personal archive.
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